INTERVIEW:
Saikat Majumdar explains his fascination with and understanding of AI in his new book, Open Intelligence: |The Telegraph, August 26th 2026|
‘Writing to dazzle can be a fatal mistake of the preoccupation with writerly craft‘: Saikat Majumdar-An interview with the author of ‘Open Intelligence: Education Between Art and Artificial’ |The Scroll, August 23rd 2026|
The governing vision of the class must rest with a human teacher: Saikat Majumdar: The novelist, critic, and teacher on the uncertain future of students today, and the ethics, sustainability, and politics that will endure. |Frontline, July 1st 2026|
An interview with Saikat Majumdar on his book Open Intelligence: Education Between Art and Artificial: An author and an educator talks about the importance of staying “stubbornly human” in the age of Artificial Intelligence |The Hindu, May 30 2026|
REVIEW:
Saikat Majumdar artfully asserts the significance of humanity’s irreplaceable uniqueness ̶ whether in any form of art, education or career |Outlook, July 31 2026|
‘Open Intelligence’: An eye-opening account of the future of creative arts in the age of AI |The Scroll, July 25 2026|
Open Intelligence: AI demands a rethink of human learning for digital age |Business Standard, May 26 2026|
EXCERPT:
The Echo of Narcissus: The real danger ahead of us is that through unrestricted use of artificial systems, human beings will lose track of what it really means to be creative, and the intense, often-painful reorientation of the human self that lies behind it. |THE WIRE, MAY 11 2026|
Will the use of AI make human creativity obsolete? No, says a writer and professor in a new book: An excerpt from ‘Open Intelligence: Education between Art and Artificial’, by Saikat Majumdar. |Scroll, May 11 2026|
‘Open Intelligence’ by Saikat Majumdar: Read of the Week: In Open Intelligence, Majumdar interrogates the long-standing tensions between passion, college, and career, and explores how ideas of talent, merit, and personal growth are being redefined in an AI-driven world. |DECCAN HERALD, May 10 2026|